Gilmore Building

The Gilmore Building, also known as the Gilmore Hotel, is a historic commercial building at 326 Front Street in Ketchikan, Alaska. It is a three-story masonry building located adjacent to Ketchikan City Hall, and was built in 1926-27 by P. J. Gilmore, Sr. to meet growing demand in the growing community for retail space and hotel rooms. The build is in the shape of a reversed L, whose base lies along Front Street, and includes three commercial storefronts. The upper floors are populated with hotel rooms.[2]

Gilmore Building
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location326 Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska
Coordinates55°20′32″N 131°38′52″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1927 (1927)
Built byHoard Engineering Company
ArchitectC. Frank Mahon
NRHP reference No.89001415[1]
AHRS No.KET-146
Added to NRHPSeptember 27, 1989

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1] It is one of the only buildings in the city to survive from the 1920s.[2]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Gilmore Building". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-09-29. and accompanying photos


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